ANN WATSON'S TRUST

Registered charity 226675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£783k
Latest spending
£609k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free/unrestricted reserves of £4,799,010 and total funds of £32,201,865 at the year end. The trustees consider the funds are adequate for the purposes of the charity for the foreseeable future, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to continue the long-term objectives... to produce a guaranteed income to maintain its assets and continue with its charitable activities for the foreseeable future (held: £4.8m)
It is the charity's policy to retain sufficient funds to continue the long-term objectives as set out in this report. This requires sufficient reserves to be retained, in the form of investments, to produce a guaranteed income to maintain its assets and continue with its charitable activities for the foreseeable future. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Smailes Goldie.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£783k
Total spending
£609k
Cost of raising funds
£175k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~32.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£783k£609k
31/12/2024£743k£513k
31/12/2023£737k£479k
31/12/2022£607k£474k
31/12/2021£486k£354k

Common questions

Is ANN WATSON'S TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity held free/unrestricted reserves of £4,799,010 and total funds of £32,201,865 at the year end. The trustees consider the funds are adequate for the purposes of the charity for the foreseeable future, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Smailes Goldie.

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